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Grammar : Adj
Spell : sim-uh-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm ə lər



Definition of unsimilar

Origin :
  • "having characteristics in common," 1610s (earlier similary, 1560s), from French similaire, from a Medieval Latin extended form of Latin similis "like, resembling," from Old Latin semol "together," from PIE root *sem- (1) "one, as one, together with" (see same). The noun meaning "that which is similar" is from 1650s. Related: Similarly.
  • As in opposite : adj unlike, conflicting; completely different
  • As in unequal : adj different
  • As in different : adj dissimilar, unlike
  • As in disparate : adj at odds, different
  • As in dissimilar : adj not alike; not capable of comparison
  • As in divergent : adj differing
Example sentences :
  • The course of Spain, and that of the Italian States, have been not unsimilar.
  • Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie
  • I flatter myself that "not unsimilar abundance" is eminently Milvertonian.
  • Extract from : « Chambers' Edinburgh Journal » by Various
  • They looked at each other, in fact, being much of an age, and not unsimilar in worldly means just at the present moment.
  • Extract from : « Salem Chapel, v.1/2 » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • Of Haydn's early days we have already spoken, and those of Mozart were not unsimilar.
  • Extract from : « The Pianoforte Sonata » by J.S. Shedlock

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